Philippe Varin

Tavares aims to better position PSA's three brands including the new luxury DS nameplate and continue his predecessor PhilippeVarin 's efforts to restructure, in particular in Russia and Latin America. PSA's total deliveries rose 4.3 percent

restless. He left Renault in summer 2013 and officially started as PSA/Peugeot-Citroen CEO on March 31, succeeding PhilippeVarin . While he was very visible and accessible during the Geneva auto show in early March, but Paris is Tavares' first

range of vehicles to be developed and manufactured from common parts. Under Tavares, who formally took over from PhilippeVarin in March, Paris-based PSA has sold stakes to Chinese partner Dongfeng Motor Group and the French state, raising

preserve its French factories as part of a labor deal signed last year. PSA CEO Carlos Tavares and his predecessor, PhilippeVarin , have repeatedly said it was no longer viable to produce mass-market small cars in France because tough competition

Tavares on March 31, Robert Peugeot said: "In our industry, decisions take effect five years later. It is said PhilippeVarin is not a car guy, but he still made a [European] Car of the Year, the Peugeot 308." Asked why PSA remained in

FRANKFURT -- Renault-Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn has been elected to succeed former PSA/Peugeot-Citroen chief PhilippeVarin as president of ACEA, the European auto industry's lobbying body. The change takes effect immediately, ACEA said

reshuffle comes a little more than a month after Tavares, the former No. 2 executive at Renault, succeeded PSA CEO PhilippeVarin . Tavares is reorganizing the carmaker in a turnaround plan dubbed Back in the Race that focuses on differentiating

profit in Russia and Latin America. Tavares joined Peugeot in January from Renault SA, where he was COO, to succeed PhilippeVarin as CEO. The new business plan puts Tavares's stamp on the carmaker's revival after Varin, 61, arranged to bring

He is a car guy with a proven track record at Renault and Nissan, unlike his predecessors Christian Streiff and PhilippeVarin who were not familiar with the auto business PSA's planned 3 billion-euro capital increase will reduce net debt

profitability." Tavares joined PSA in January from French rival Renault, where he was chief operating officer, to succeed PhilippeVarin as CEO. The business plan puts Tavares's stamp on the carmaker's revival after Varin, 61, arranged to bring

executive pension packages, the French daily Les Echos reported, months after public criticism forced former CEO PhilippeVarin to turn down his pension. The struggling carmaker's supervisory board has approved a new system that cuts the amount

government in the early 1980s. As PSA's new chairman, Gallois will work with Carlos Tavares, who will replace PhilippeVarin as chief executive officer on March 31. Rescue deal PSA announced on Feb. 19 that it had reached an agreement with

equal holdings of about 14 percent. Former Renault executive Carlos Tavares is taking over as chief executive from PhilippeVarin later this month, and PSA also gets a new independent chairman under the terms of the agreement.

Wiry and with close-cropped hair, the former chief operating officer at French competitor Renault will succeed PhilippeVarin as CEO on March 31. Tavares will take the reins at a critical juncture in the 118-year-old company's history

PARIS -- Industry analysts say former Renault executive Carlos Tavares, who will succeed PhilippeVarin as PSA/Peugeot Citroen CEO on March 31, is the right man to lead the automaker -- at the right time. Tavares, 55, will take

auto-industry experience. Christian Streiff, a former Airbus executive, lasted just over two years. Current CEO PhilippeVarin is the former head of steelmaker Corus Group. A main point of contention among family members centered on PSA's

French state would inject 800 million euros in PSA, leaving it with a 14 percent stake in the carmaker. PSA CEO PhilippeVarin and former Renault executive Carlos Tavares, who will replace Varin when the deal is finalized, must now explain

operations chief on Feb. 19 and take over current CEO PhilippeVarin 's role after the final deal with Dongfeng is officially ..... Street Journal said. Les Echos said outgoing CEO PhilippeVarin had also been mentioned for the chairman's post

was outgunned on the PSA board, which this week reiterated its support for the tie-up plan led by outgoing CEO PhilippeVarin , expected in China shortly for the final round of negotiations. A prominent French shareholders' rights group

car is based on the same chassis as sister brand Peugeot's 208 hatchback and 2008 crossover. Departing PSA CEO PhilippeVarin outlined a strategy last year for a deeper differentiation between the Peugeot and Citroen brands as part of the manufacturer